Web ScribbleHow do you make sure your benefits don’t grow stale? Or that your members don’t slowly lose interest in your organization? Here are a few tips for keeping your members engaged throughout a long-term membership.READ MORE

Wild ApricotWhether you’re new to Facebook marketing, or you’re looking to improve, there are a few tactics you can use to strengthen the bond people feel with your association using Facebook. Here are five main tactics associations on Facebook can use to build community and increase engagement, as well as examples of real-life associations who are seeing big success.READ MORE

CEO RecommendedBrought to you by the Fort Worth CVBHow CEOs manage timeHarvard Business ReviewCEOs, of course, have a great deal of help and resources at their disposal. However, they, more than anyone else in the organization, confront an acute scarcity of one resource. That resource is time. There is never enough time to do everything that a CEO is responsible for. Despite this, CEOs remain accountable for all the work of their organizations.

By Catherine Iste Single points of failure can instantly disrupt any business. Institutional knowledge is great unless it is locked inside one head. Having a team member that can rock multiple roles is awesome, unless the role becomes a purple unicorn that can never be replaced. Just as rock star employees can elevate the team, the productivity and acceleration they provide a business is tenuous if they cannot be replicated. Follow these two rules to create a succession plan for even the most unique role.READ MORE

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Georgetown Meetings Sparkle & ShineThe holiday season may be over, but the festive vibe lasts year-round on the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas. With a welcome mat to fit any group, Georgetown's team of meeting planners and event specialists understands the importance of providing a personal touch so that every meeting sparkles and shines to perfection.

MemberClicksIt can be tricky to show young professionals the value of their membership when they’re trying to navigate post-graduate life. For some, it may simply be justifying the cost of membership. For others, it could be ensuring that they are getting enough out of your association that will help them in their careers.READ MORE

By Robert C. Harris So, your board retreat was fun. A crescendo of good ideas were offered. The team got better acquainted. A three-year strategic plan was drafted. But come Monday morning, when daily routines set in, the retreat participants soon forget what was decided or the priorities to which they agreed. Before the retreat ends, the most important question is, "What’s next?" What can be expected?READ MORE

Velvet ChainsawOur paradigms can keep us from discovering new opportunities and anticipating the future. We falsely believe that future conferences are just an extension of the past. We have to bust our conference paradigms to avoid seeing our future through the lens of our old paradigms. Here are six conference business paradigms that we should examine, bust and replace with new models. READ MORE

Smooth the PathStudy results show that new member onboarding programs produce very moderate improvement in new member retention for the first two years. However, in year three we see exponential growth in new member retention rates. Why does it take so long?READ MORE

Association SuccessKey organizational problems are no longer technology specific, and technology issues themselves are not the target of our broader problem-solving efforts (or at least they shouldn’t be). Instead, technology is implicated on a broader, more strategic level, across the entire structure of the organization. This means that an association’s technological journey depends crucially upon the perspective with which it is embarked upon.READ MORE

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Trade Shows. Take. Grit.You have a trade show to manage. It needs to be flawless and on budget. At Grit Expo we understand the demands of associations to do more with less but have happy attendees AND exhibitors. Grit is a Texas-based General Services Contractor and single-source provider of equipment, labor, and logistics. Let us bid on your next event!

Event GardeWhen it comes to offering face-to-face learning experiences, such as a day-long interactive workshop or a 75-minute breakout session at a conference, associations must carefully consider the millennial learner’s needs and expectations if they want them to have a worthwhile, enjoyable experience.READ MORE